Steel Dynasty - Chapter 78

[Chapter 78 Blackmailing King Wei]

“Hahaha, nephew of the Seven Emperors. We haven’t seen each other for five years. My nephew has become more and more handsome.”

The King of Wei got off the sedan and gave Xiao Ming a hug, and patted Xiao Ming’s back with his right hand. .

“Ahem.” Xiao Ming was almost vomited blood when he was slapped by King Wei. This fat man weighing three hundred kilograms was really capable of gravity acceleration. He escaped from King Wei’s body and said with a smile: “Uncle Three Emperors in five years. It’s a lot plumper.”

“Hey, there are a lot of delicious food and wines in Jinling City. I don’t have any other hobbies, I just like to eat, but if my nephew comes to Jinling City, he will definitely not be able to keep his mouth shut.” King Wei patted Xiao Ming. shoulders.

The two of them went to the main hall seemingly intimately. Outside the hall, King Wei ordered his guards to stay, and he and Xiao Ming entered the main hall alone.

At this time, King Wei’s expression suddenly darkened. The two sat down, and the smell of gunpowder suddenly filled the air.

“My dear nephew, Zhou Ziyu is mine. The smuggling of war horses was authorized by the emperor. You should let him go.”

The politeness of the two outside was just for outsiders to see, but the exchange of interests was often very direct. Wei Wang Ye had no emotional need to communicate with Xiao Ming and got straight to the point.

“What! Why didn’t Third Emperor Uncle tell me earlier that Zhou Ziyu was killed by me this week?” Xiao Ming pretended to be surprised.

“Kill?” King Wei’s bloated body almost jumped up from the chair, but he changed the topic, rolled his eyes and slowly sat down: “Kill him, just kill him. After all, he who doesn’t know is not guilty, but Did the wise nephew find a letter from Zhou Ziyu?”

Xiao Ming thought that the real question finally came, and he said casually: “This does contain a secret letter…”

King Wei hesitated for a moment and continued to ask: “Then the nephew also knows the contents of this secret letter?”

“Exactly.” Xiao Ming suddenly stood up and paced back and forth in the room with a smile. “What are you going to do for Uncle Sanhuang in exchange for this?” Where is the secret letter? “

The matter involved in the secret letter is very important to King Wei, and it is something that cannot be exposed, otherwise he would not come in person, and he also brought five thousand troops. This is clearly threatening Xiao. Ming.

Although Xiao Ming was unhappy, he also knew that if he revealed this matter, King Wei would definitely become angry and it would not be good for him to have a border conflict at that time.

Moreover, the content of the secret letter did not involve the safety of Dayu, but about the kings of Wei and Yan.

“Exchange?” King Wei suddenly became relaxed after hearing this, “My nephew is indeed a smart man. This matter is originally a private matter between King Yan and I. Besides, we are both from the royal family and we should work together.”

“Having said that, But it would be wrong for the Third Emperor’s Uncle to bribe the Huyantuo Department to intercept and kill King Yan’s caravan on the grassland. The documents in the hands of the Yan King’s caravan have the seal of the father. Besides, when did the Third Emperor’s Uncle and the Huyantuo Department’s The relationship has become so friendly. Three years ago, the barbarian cavalry only wreaked havoc in the king’s fiefdom and never went south. If this matter is investigated carefully, it seems to be enough for the civil and military officials to issue a memorial.”

King Wei’s expression changed drastically, Xiao said .

Ming’s evil smile made him itch with hatred. He didn’t expect Xiao Ming to be so shrewd, and he immediately saw the real key, which was the relationship between Xinzhong and the Huyantuo tribe.

In order to buy horses on the grassland, he naturally had to interact with the Huyantuo tribe, and bribery was indispensable. Because the gold and silver he gave him was so huge, the Huyantuo tribe had close contacts with him. In the letter, He even treated the banner leader of the Huyantuo tribe as brothers, and this courtesy completely exceeded the boundaries Xiao Wenxuan had set for him.

If this matter reaches the court, the officials of King Yan’s line will definitely criticize him, and Xiao Wenxuan will be furious and punish him.

Although he boasted that the land was rich and had strong soldiers and horses, and was not afraid of any vassal king, not even Xiao Wenxuan’s 500,000 forbidden troops, but now that the Great Yu Kingdom is in decline, Xiao Wenxuan’s prestige is still there.

If the whole world rises up to attack him, he will no longer have this confidence.

“My dear nephew, let’s talk about what to exchange for it. How much silver and how many beauties do you need?” Cold sweat broke out on King Wei’s forehead.

Seeing this, Xiao Ming knew that his guess was correct. He had indeed grasped the key point of King Wei. “I am not interested in either of these. I want one hundred thousand slaves and two million stones of grain.”

“One hundred thousand slaves .”

?” King Wei looked surprised. In his memory, Xiao Ming was only interested in money and beauties, so this request surprised him.

But after thinking about it, he understood what Xiao Ming was thinking. Now that Xiao Ming was selling novel things like soap and perfume, what he needed most were slaves.

As long as he has slaves, he can build more workshops and earn more money, and with money, there will naturally be no shortage of beauties.

“How is it? Uncle Three Emperors, I don’t want to get involved in the conflict between you and King Yan. You and the Huyantuo tribe are only a little closer, but these are enough for someone to accuse the emperor of being a collaborator in the court. What happened three years ago It’s enough to arouse people’s imagination. “

One hundred thousand slaves may seem like a lot, but he believed that this problem was very simple for King Wei.

Because of the wealth in Wei, almost all wealthy families kept private slaves, and because of the relationship between the King of Wei and the Huyantuo tribe, he could also buy a large number of slaves from the Huyantuo tribe. The number of one hundred thousand was really not that many.

“Is it that simple?” King Wei hesitated.

“It’s that simple.” Xiao Ming said with a smile. He kept this matter at the most appropriate level of trading, and it was easy to achieve the goal without making King Wei angry.

“Hahaha… Okay, I didn’t come here in vain. If my nephew has any requests in the future, just ask me. We are neighbors after all.” King Wei laughed heartily, and then extended his hand to Xiao Ming.

Xiao Ming took out the secret letter at this time, but he suddenly tore the letter paper in half, and said: “Uncle Three Emperors, it’s not that I don’t believe you, it’s really that the current situation is compelling. The first half of this letter says about King Yan. , you and I will each keep half of the second half about the barbarians, and when one hundred thousand slaves arrive, I will naturally return the second half to you.”

King Wei looked unhappy, “My dear nephew, don’t bully me too much, you don’t believe me. Me. “

I believed in Uncle Sanhuang three years ago.”

The King of Wei suddenly looked embarrassed. Three years ago, he promised Xiao Ming to send troops, but the army did not move yet and just watched at the border.

“Humph, Xiao Ming, what do you mean? What if I don’t agree?” King Wei was also a shrewd man, he suddenly threatened, trying to intimidate Xiao Ming.

“Although our Qingzhou Army is weak, we still dare to fight! But how it ends then depends on the ability of the Third Emperor’s Uncle. Anyway, Qi’s land is barren, and it will be nothing more than a mess no matter how hard we fight.” Xiao Ming said in a strong tone.

King Wei’s bulging belly rose and fell rapidly for a while, and finally sat down slumped, “You’re so cruel!”

(End of Chapter)